Our country was founded on the prnciples of representative government, "of the people, by the people,and for the people."
As such, the pre-eminent responsibility, and privilege, of Citizenship, and of free speech, is the Vote. It seems that establishing the right to vote through transparent procedure (and proof of Citizenship should be the primary one) is a prime duty of election officials, otherwise what value my vote, potentially diluted and negated by illegal/ ineligible voters?
Congress needs to legislate national voting standards, at least for national elective offices, that use Constitutionally-derived principles, primarily Citizenship and proof thereof.
States would be sure to follow because whether you are a Republican, Democrat or Indpendent/other, all agree that ONLY Citizens are entitled to the privilege and responsibility of voting.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
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